Heba Thorisdottir

Heba Thorisdottir is an Iceland-born makeup artist and department head based in Los Angeles. She relocated from Iceland to Los Angeles around two decades ago to pursue a career in makeup artistry. In her early days in Hollywood, she worked in very humble roles such as craft service and production assistant on music video sets, while slowly transitioning into makeup work for major artists like R.E.M., Bruce Springsteen, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Sting. Over time, she established a reputation for versatility across various platforms, including red carpet looks, commercial campaigns, fashion editorials, and film work.

Thorisdottir has become a frequent collaborator with director Quentin Tarantino, heading makeup departments on films such as Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004), Inglourious Basterds (2009), Django Unchained (2012), and The Hateful Eight (2015). In Once Upon a Time
 in Hollywood (2019), she led the makeup team and was even cast in a cameo role as “Sonya.” Her approach often emphasises realism and subtle transformation rather than relying on heavy prosthetics or digital effects.

Throughout her career, she has received numerous award nominations and honours. For The Hateful Eight (2015), she was a 2016 Saturn Award nominee (shared with Greg Nicotero and Howard Berger) for Best Make-Up. Her work on The Suicide Squad (2021) earned her a 2022 Saturn Award nomination (shared with Greg Funk and Brian Sipe) for Best Make-Up. She was also nominated for a 2022 Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award (shared with Greg Funk, Sabrina Wilson, and Jillian Erickson) for Best Contemporary Makeup for The Suicide Squad. More recently, for Once Upon a Time
 in Hollywood (2019), she received a 2020 Hollywood Guild nomination (shared with Greg Funk) for Best Period and/or Character Makeup. For Babylon (2022), she was nominated in 2023 by the Hollywood Guild (shared with Shaunna Chavez, Jean Ann Black, and Mandy Artusato) for Best Period/Character Makeup, and by various critics’ and film bodies such as the Online Film & Television Association, the North Carolina Film Critics Association, and the Hawaii Film Critics Society. She also won a Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Award in 2023 (shared with Mary Zophres and Jaime Leigh McIntosh) for Best Costume & Makeup for Babylon.

Known For
Costume & Make-Up
Place of Birth
Reykjavik, Iceland
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2019

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2011

We Bought a Zoo

1988

The Cowboy and the Frenchman

2021

Licorice Pizza

2014

The Monuments Men

2022

Babylon

2021

The Suicide Squad

2009

Inglourious Basterds

2022

Don't Worry Darling

2013

Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles

2004

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

2003

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

2004

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

2012

Django Unchained

2006

The Black Dahlia

2011

Hanna

2023

May December

2015

Ant-Man

2011

Bridesmaids

2006

The Prestige

2006

The Good German

2015

The Hateful Eight

2007

The Nanny Diaries

2016

Ghostbusters

2012

When We Get to Heaven

2014

Chef

2017

Spider-Man: Homecoming

2024

Wolfs

2025

One Battle After Another

2018

Ant-Man and the Wasp

2007

Rise: Blood Hunter

2005

The Island

2019

Captain Marvel

2019

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019

Spider-Man: Far From Home

2017

Song to Song

2012

The Avengers

2014

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

2019

Avengers: Endgame

2025

Death of a Unicorn

2024

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

2022

Something from Tiffany's

2021

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2018

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

2016

Why Him?

2016

The Boss

2014

Wish I Was Here

2013

Iron Man 3

2009

He's Just Not That Into You

2008

The Spirit

2008

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

2008

The Other Boleyn Girl

2025

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

2005

Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula

2004

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

2001

Women in Film

1998

Permanent Midnight

1998

Permanent Midnight

1992

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

1992

Dance! Workout with Barbie

1988

The French as Seen by


1987

P.I. Private Investigations

1987

Kiss Exposed

2023

Lady in the Lake

2023

East of Eden

2023

The Shrink Next Door

2023

Amend: The Fight for America

2023

The Unicorn

2023

Atypical

2023

The Sarah Silverman Program.

2023

On the Air

2023

Beverly Hills, 90210

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